Recognise: Ciel
Our world can sometimes feel like it’s closing in on us — political attitudes diverging into ideological extremes, we’re pummeled with tailored ads for things we mention out loud once, …
Get To Know: Doctor Jeep
‘I make a bunch of different kinds of music’ reads the description on Doctor Jeep’s SoundCloud page, and that pretty much hits the nail on the head. Real name: Andre …
Get To Know: Dr Jeep
‘I make a bunch of different kinds of music’ reads the description on Doctor Jeep’s SoundCloud page, and that pretty much hits the nail on the head. Real name: Andre …
Ani DiFranco on Her Memoir, Hadestown and Reckoning With the 1990s
Less than two minutes into our interview, Ani DiFranco says the word fuck for the first time, and it sounds like music. The f is fricative and percussive, much like …
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Mr. G: How I Play Live
From a DJ addicted to digging, to a stripped-back, captivating live performer, Mr. G’s career has had only one constant: quality. His perfectionist approach to soulful house and driving rhythms …
Is dance music doing enough for charitable causes?
Despite austerity hitting all but the most affluent, charity giving continues to rise. According to the Charities Aid Foundation’s annualUK Giving Study, British people donated a whopping £10.3bn to charity in 2017, with 60% of respondents saying that …
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Fresh Kicks 100: Bobby Analog
Bobby Analog has become one of the most pivotal figures in Belfast’s thriving electronic music scene in recent years. A prolific DJ, producer, promoter and Body Fusion label founder, has …
How Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Creators Gave Rebecca Bunch Her Happy Ending
Rebecca Bunch is in love. After four ambitious, often moving, and covertly filthy seasons at The CW, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has reached its end, and its protagonist (Rachel Bloom) has evolved …
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Fresh Kicks 99: Marina Trench
Marina Trench is climbing her way to the top of the Parisian DJ circuit. Fast becoming a regular both in the capital’s clubs and throughout the country, the past couple …
Kenya's Slikback is defying genre with his forward-thinking club music
Africa has been getting a lot of attention within the Western dance music sphere over the last few years, with the rise of reissue labels such as Awesome Tapes From Africa, the homegrown gqom …
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